Job Responsibilities:
• Create or visualize an idea and produce a design by hand or using computer-aided design (CAD)
• Create mood boards to show to clients
• Keep up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colors and shapes
• Plan and develop ranges, often based on a theme
• Work with others in the design team, such as buyers and forecasters, to develop products to meet a brief
• Liaise closely with sales, buying and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure items suit the customer, market and price points
• Understand design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns and technical specifications for designs
• Visit trade shows and manufacturers to source, select and buy fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments
• Adapt existing designs for production
• Develop a pattern that is cut and sewn into sample garments and supervise the creation of these, including fitting, detailing and adaptations
• Oversee production
• Showcase your designs at fashion and other trade shows

Experience

· 2- 4 years in a similar role
• Creativity, innovation and flair
• An eye for color and a feel for fabrics and materials
• The ability to generate ideas and concepts, use initiative and think outside the box
• Design and visualization skills, either by hand or through computer-aided design (CAD)
• Technical skills, including pattern cutting and sewing
• Garment technology skills and knowledge